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Effectiveness of a community health worker (CHW) training in monitoring and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural Gujarat, India

CONTEXT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the second leading contributor to the disease burden of India. The current COPD burden cannot be managed effectively just through a physician-based approach. In a primary care setting, community health workers (CHWs) can play an effective role...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Ashish V., Phatak, Ajay G., Patel, Meha U., Das, Neha, Vaghela, Nirav P., Prakash, Harihara, Raithatha, Shyamsudar J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7346932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670939
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1193_19